Browsing Category
News
13994 posts
Healthy You: Breaking a sweat can deliver unexpected benefits
With warm weather and long days upon us, getting a little exercise can be a little more tempting…
OSP fish and wildlife troopers: Beware of snagging
Oregon State Police fish and wildlife troopers have discovered fish with embedded hooks, sliced fins, circular scabs, and…
Tuning It Up On Tuesday
Isaac Barrager and his band play Tuesday evening, June 6, at Tune It Up Tuesdays, the first of…
Suspect arrested after allegedly shooting at Foster School
Sweet Home police on Wednesday, June 14, arrested a man who allegedly shot bullets into Foster School during…
UP, UP & AWAY
Crowds of families and friends cheered as 129 newly minted Sweet Home High School graduates turned their tassels…
School board OKs $65M budget plan
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home School District Board of Directors on Monday, June 12, approved a $65,236,782 budget…
High school CTE students honored at banquet
Sweet Home High School’s Career Technical Education programs held an awards banquet on June 1 at the high…
PEO awards scholarships
The Sweet Home PEO/Chapter DD, has awarded a pair of Oregon scholarships to Mikayla Spencer and Megan Albion…
Homeless camping forces removal of foliage from Norden Hall lot
Scott Swanson Angila Tack watched Wednesday, June 7, as an excavator operated by Brent Graham ripped out decorative…
Volunteers sought for county advisory panels
Do you have an interest in improving Linn County’s parks? Or increasing health care opportunities for Linn County’s…
County youth wage program returns
Linn County is accepting applications for the 17th annual Summer Youth Wage Program sponsored by Linn County commissioners…
Burn pile destroys shed, trees
A burn pile that got away in high winds destroyed a shed and two trees Sunday morning, June…
Municipal Court (June 7, 2023)
May 5, 2023 Bailey, Lavern – guilty by default, city ordinance noise violation, fine $500. Citro, Scott D.…
Two Sweet Home High students receive Ford scholarships
Benny Westcott Success Coordinator Kristin Adams has worked at Sweet Home High School since 2006. During that time,…
Sweet Home crews battle brush fire near Holley School
Sweet Home firefighters responded late Thursday morning, June 1, to a brush fire near Holley School, Sweet Home…
Training on wheels
As some two dozen fifth-graders stood at attention with mountain bikes, Jay Thatcher barked instructions on the Holley…
Volunteer Faire
Local organizations set up shop Saturday, June 3, at Sankey Park for a Volunteer Faire organized by the…
Sweet Home Royalty at Strawberry Parade
Members of Sweet Home’s Sportsman’s Holiday Court wave from their float during Lebanon’s Strawberry Festival Grand Parade Saturday…
DA: Shooting of Cascadia man justified
Scott Swanson Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny last week announced in a letter to the Oregon State…
Crash results in outages, fire
A car that collided with a power pole along Highway 20 early Thursday, June 1, led to a…
Outdoor School at Camp Tadmor
Sweet Home School District elementary school students learn some fishing skills during a session of Outdoor Schol held…
Familiar faces, new roles
The Sweet Home School District will see some familiar faces in new (and, in one instance, familiar) leadership…
Fir Lawn church to be sold
Scott Swanson Three months after an arson fire destroyed a portion of their building, Fir Lawn Lutheran Church…
Sunnyside Park to begin charging day use fee
A $7 day use parking fee will be charged at Sunnyside County Campground effective Friday, June 9, according…
Linn, Marion to propose OSH changes
Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed Tuesday morning, May 30, that Linn County would join…